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SHADE TARP USING ADVERTISING BALLOON
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a shade tarp using an advertising balloon,
and
more particularly, to a shade tarp using an advertising balloon in which as a
cover portion
is upward-movably installed on a frame that is lifted into the air by
injecting gas into the
frame, ventilation is possible between the frame and the cover portion and
shade is
provided under the frame by the cover portion that floats high in the air.
BACKGROUND ART
In general, shade tarps for blocking sunlight are installed in outdoor event
spaces
or parks. Shade tarps may be classified into shade tarps with supports and
shade tarps
without supports. When a shade tarp without supports is small, several pillars
are installed
at end portions of the shade tarp rather than at a central portion of the
shade tarp and a
sunlight-blocking fabric is placed over the pillars.
However, when a shade tarp is large, several supports are installed at end
portions of the shade tarp, and then a support is also installed even at a
central portion
of the shade portion in order to prevent the central portion of the shade tarp
from sagging
due to gravity.
A shade tarp without supports usually has rings at four corners of end
portions of
the shade tarp having a quadrangular flat shape, and four ropes are fastened
to the rings,
are tightly pulled to spread out the quadrangular shade tarp, and then are
connected to
pillars or corners.
However, a shade tarp in the related art has problems in that because the
shade
tarp has a low height and thus has poor ventilation, a space under the shade
tarp is too
hot in summer, and when a support is installed at a central portion of the
shade tarp, it is
difficult to place equipment such as large chairs or tables in an event space.
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Also, the shade tarp has problems in that the shade tarp may block the view
and
cause inconvenience in movement and activities, and above all, when the shade
tarp is
installed wide, long, and high, the shade tarp may collapse due to strong wind
and
installation cost may increase.
Advertising balloons containing helium or hydrogen are often used in
advertisements for various gams or events by floating high in the air. An
advertising
balloon with no ventilation function in the related art has problems in that
when the
advertising balloon is too large, a rope may break or the advertising balloon
may be
damaged due to strong wind, and because of the weight of the advertising
balloon, it is
difficult to form another structure over the advertising balloon.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
TECHNICAL PROBLEM
To solve the above problems, the present disclosure more particularly relates
to
a shade tarp using an advertising balloon in which as a cover portion is
upward-movably
is installed on a frame that is lifted into the air by injecting gas into the
frame, ventilation
is possible between the frame and the cover portion and shade is provided
under the
frame through the cover portion that floats high in the air.
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM
A shade tarp using an advertising balloon of the present disclosure for
solving the
above problems includes: a frame including an outer frame into which gas is
injected and
an inner frame provided inside the outer frame; a cover portion configured to
cover an
inner space formed inside the frame; and a connector configured to connect the
cover
portion to the frame, wherein the connector connects the cover portion to the
frame so
that the cover portion is movable with respect to the frame.
The cover portion may include an edge portion to which the connector is
combined,
and a sun-shielding portion provided inside the edge portion, wherein gas is
injected into
the sun-shielding portion.
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An outer cord for fixing the outer frame may be provided on the outer frame,
and
an inner cord for fixing the inner frame may be provided on the inner frame.
A base support having an end and the other end combined to the frame may be
provided in the inner space formed inside the frame.
A plurality of base supports may be combined in the inner space formed inside
the frame, wherein an end and the other end of each of the plurality of base
supports are
combined to any one point of an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower
portion of
the frame.
The connector may include a movable portion having a bar shape combined to
protrude toward an upper portion of the frame, and a lid portion provided on
an end of the
movable portion, wherein a connection hole is formed in the cover portion, and
the cover
portion is fitted to the movable portion through the connection hole, and the
lid portion
has a width greater than a width of the connection hole of the cover portion.
The movable portion may be combined to a top surface of the frame or an inner
surface of the frame.
The cover portion may be fitted to the movable portion and movable, or may be
fitted to the movable portion and fixed to an upper portion of the movable
portion.
The connector may include a first connector configured to connect a side of
the
cover portion to the frame so that the side of the cover portion is movable
upward with
respect to the frame, and a second connector configured to connect the other
side of the
cover portion to the frame so that the other side of the cover portion is
fixedly combined
to the frame so as not to be movable upward, wherein the cover portion is
hinged to the
frame so that only the side of the cover portion is movable upward.
The first connector may connect the cover portion to the side of the frame,
and
may include a first movable portion having a bar shape and combined to
protrude toward
an upper portion of the frame and a first lid portion provided on an end of
the first movable
portion, wherein the first movable portion extends in an upward oblique
direction with
respect to the frame.
A spring may be provided on the second connector.
The connector may include a first connector configured to connect a side of
the
cover portion to the frame so that the side of the cover portion is movable
upward with
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respect to the frame, a second connector configured to connect a middle
portion of the
cover portion to the frame, while the middle portion of the cover portion is
fixedly combined
to the frame so that the middle portion of the cover portion is not movable
upward with
respect to the frame, and a third connector configured to connect the other
side of the
cover portion to the frame so that the other side of the cover portion is
movable upward
with respect to the frame.
The frame may have a cylindrical shape, and include a twisted portion in which
the frame twisted.
The twisted portion may be twisted two to three times, wherein a fixing cover
is
combined to the twisted portion, and has any one of an L-shape, a T-shape, and
a cross
shape.
The frame may include a rope fixing member, and may further include a rope
inserted into the rope fixing member, wherein the rope extends below the
frame, wherein
the connector connects the cover portion to the rope so that the cover portion
is movable
with respect to the frame.
A moving fixing portion that does not pass through the rope fixing member may
be provided on the rope.
The cover portion may include a plurality of layers.
The frame may have a double-layer structure including a first frame into which
gas is injected and a second frame that surrounds the first frame and into
which gas is
injected.
The shade tarp may further include a safety net having a net shape and
configured
to cover the frame, an auxiliary cover portion combined to the safety net or
the frame and
configured to cover the inner space formed in the frame, and an auxiliary
connector
configured to connect the auxiliary cover portion to the safety net or the
frame.
The frame may be installed on a support structure installed on the ground.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF DISCLOSURE
The present disclosure relates to a shade tarp using an advertising balloon,
and
has advantages in that as a cover portion is upward-movably installed on a
frame that is
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lifted into the air by injecting gas into the frame, ventilation is possible
between the frame
and the cover portion and shade is provided under the frame through the cover
portion
that floats high in the air.
Also, the present disclosure has advantages in that as the cover portion is
provided on the frame that is lifted into the air to provide shade, a space
under the frame
may be secured, and as the flow of air under the frame becomes smooth, cool
shade may
be provided.
Also, the present disclosure has advantages in that as the frame is formed to
have
a double structure, leakage of helium gas may be prevented, and as the cover
portion is
provided on the frame that is lifted into the air to provide shade,
installation cost may be
low.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1A is a view illustrating a shade tarp using an advertising balloon,
according
to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 1B and 1C are partial
enlarged views
of FIG. 1A.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are views illustrating a cover portion including an edge
portion
and a sun-shielding portion, according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure. FIG.
2C is a view illustrating an inner frame having a trapezoidal cross-sectional
shape,
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3A is a view illustrating that a plurality base supports are provided in
an inner
space of a frame, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG.
3B is a
cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 3A.
FIG. 4A is a view illustrating a connector including a movable portion and a
lid
portion, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4B is a
view
illustrating that a movable portion housing is provided inside a frame. FIG.
4C is a view
illustrating that the movable portion is inserted into the movable portion
housing and slides.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are views illustrating that a side of a cover portion is
movably
combined to a frame through a first connector and the other side of the cover
portion is
fixedly combined to the frame through a second connector, according to an
embodiment
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of the present disclosure. FIG. 5C is a view illustrating that a spring is
provided on the
second connector, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 6 is a view illustrating that a side and the other side of a cover
portion are
movably combined to a frame through a first connector and a third connector,
and a
middle portion of the cover portion is fixedly combined to the frame through a
second
connector, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7A is a view illustrating that a twisted portion is provided on a frame,
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIGS. 7B and 7C are
views
illustrating that an L-shaped fixing cover and a T-shaped fixing cover are
provided on the
frame, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 8A is a view illustrating a plurality of frames provided with twisted
portions,
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 8B is a view
illustrating that
the plurality of frames are combined through a cross-shaped fixing cover.
FIG. 9A is a view illustrating that ropes are combined to both side surfaces
of a
frame and a moving fixing portion is provided on each of the ropes, according
to an
embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9B is a view illustrating the rope
and a cover
portion are connected to each other through a connector, according to an
embodiment of
the present disclosure.
FIGS. 10A and 10B are views illustrating a cover portion including a plurality
of
.. layers, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a frame having a double-layer structure
including a
first frame and a second frame, according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
FIGS. 12A through 12D are views illustrating various shapes of a frame,
according
to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 13 is a view illustrating a pouch and an edge cover portion, according to
an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 14A is a view illustrating that a safety net covers a frame, according to
an
embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 14B is a view illustrating that an
auxiliary
cover portion is combined to the safety net, according to an embodiment of the
present
disclosure. FIG. 14C is a view illustrating a shape of the auxiliary cover
portion, according
to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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FIG. 15 is a view illustrating that a protrusion is provided on a frame,
according to
an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 16 is a view illustrating a support structure on which a frame is
installed,
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIGS. 17A and 17B are views illustrating that a frame is installed on a net
structure,
according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 18 is a view illustrating that an inner frame that is formed of a string
and is a
circular net-type frame with an empty space is located inside an outer frame
into which
gas is injected, according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
MODE OF DISCLOSURE
Principles and embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in
detail
in order to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure and enable one of
ordinary
skill in the art to embody and practice the present disclosure. The
embodiments may be
implemented in various forms.
As used in various embodiments of the present disclosure, the expressions
"include," "may include" and other conjugates refer to the existence of a
corresponding
disclosed function, operation, or constituent element, and do not limit one or
more
additional functions, operations, or constituent elements. Further, as used in
various
embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms "include," "have" and their
conjugates
may be construed to denote a certain feature, number, step, operation,
constituent
element, component, or a combination thereof, but may not be construed to
exclude the
existence of or a possibility of addition of one or more other features,
numbers, steps,
operations, constituent elements, components, or combinations thereof.
When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "combined" to any
other
component, it should be understood that the component may be directly
connected or
combined to the other component, but another new component may also be
interposed
between them. In contrast, when a component is referred to as being "directly
connected"
or "directly combined" to any other component, it should be understood that
there is no
new component between the component and the other component.
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It will be understood that although the terms "first," "second," etc. may be
used
herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by
these terms.
These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another.
The present disclosure relates to a shade tarp using an advertising balloon in
which as a cover portion is upward-movably installed on a frame that is lifted
into the air
by injecting gas into the frame, ventilation is possible between the frame and
the cover
portion and shade is provided under the frame through the cover portion that
floats high
in the air. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will
be described
in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to FIGS. 1A through 1C, a shade tarp using an advertising balloon
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a frame 110, a
cover
portion 120, and a connector 130.
The frame 110 includes an outer frame 111 into which gas is injected and an
inner
frame 112 that is provided inside the outer frame 111 and into which gas is
injected. The
frame 110 may be an advertising balloon into which gas is injected. The frame
110
includes the outer frame 111 that forms an outer structure and the inner frame
112 that
is combined to the outer frame 111 to form a space inside the outer frame 111.
Gas injected into the frame 110 may be helium or hydrogen, but the present
disclosure is not limited thereto. Any of various gases may be used as long as
the gas
may enable the frame 110 to be lifted into the air.
The frame 110 may have a quadrangular shape as shown in FIG. 1A and a lattice
structure may be formed inside the frame 110. In detail, as the inner frame
112 is arranged
in a lattice structure inside the outer frame 111, an inner space may be
formed inside the
frame 110.
As the inner space is formed inside the frame 110, air may pass through the
inner
space of the frame 110. An advertising balloon in the related art has problems
in that
because the advertising balloon does not have a passage through which air
passes, when
a size of the advertising balloon increases, a rope for fixing the advertising
balloon may
break or the advertising balloon may be damaged due to the pressure of the
air.
In order to solve the problems, the shade tarp using the advertising balloon
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may allow the inner space
to be
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formed inside the frame 110 so that air passes through the inner space. As air
passes
through the inner space of the frame 110, the pressure of the air applied to
the frame 110
may be reduced, and thus damage to a rope for fixing the frame 110 or damage
to the
frame 110 itself may be prevented.
Although the frame 110 has a quadrangular shape in FIG. 1A, the present
disclosure is not limited thereto. Referring to FIGS. 12A through 12D, the
frame 110 may
be manufactured in any of various shapes through the outer frame 111 that
forms an
outer structure of the frame 110 and the inner frame 112 that is installed
inside the outer
frame 111 to form an inner space.
In detail, the frame 110 may be formed in any of various shapes such as a
wheel
shape, a star shape, a seagull shape, or a curved quadrangular shape to have
an inner
space, and the frame 110 may be formed in a three-dimensional (3D) shape.
While the outer frame 111 may be a frame into which gas is injected, the inner
frame 112 may be a frame into which gas is injected or gas is not injected.
The inner frame 112 may be a frame that inflates when gas is injected into the
frame like the outer frame 111, or may be a frame that is formed of a cord or
a string and
into which gas is not injected.
Referring to FIG. 1A, a gas injection hole 113 for injecting gas into the
frame 110
may be provided in the frame 110, and a rope fixing member 114 for fixing a
rope 170
may be provided on the fame 110. The rope 170 may be inserted into the rope
fixing
member 114, and a side of the rope 170 is combined to a fixed point to fix the
frame 110.
A plurality of rope fixing members 114 may be provided, and the frame 110 may
be fixed
by using a plurality of ropes 170.
FIGS. 1B and 1C are views illustrating the cover portion 120 of FIG. 1A.
Referring
to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, the cover portion 120 may cover an inner space formed
inside
the frame 110. The cover portion 120 may cover a space formed by the outer
frame 11
and the inner frame 112, and may cover a space formed between the inner frames
112.
The cover portion 120 may be located at any of various points of the frame 110
according
to a position of shade.
The cover portion 120 may be formed of an ultraviolet, infrared, or visible
ray-
blocking film, and may block sunlight to provide shade. In order to block
ultraviolet,
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infrared, or visible rays, the cover portion 120 may be formed of an
ultraviolet, infrared,
or visible ray-blocking film, and or may be formed of a polyethylene film
containing a
transparent ultraviolet, infrared, or visible ray-blocking agent.
When the cover portion 120 is formed of a transparent film, the sky may be
seen
through the cover portion 120. Also, when the cover portion 120 is formed of a
film, the
frame 110 may be easily lifted into the air as a weight of the cover portion
120 decreases.
However, the cover portion 120 is not limited thereto, and the cover portion
120
may have any of various configurations as long as the cover portion 120 may
block
sunlight to provide shade. For example, the cover portion 120 may be formed of
vinyl,
.. cloth, or fabric.
As an inner space is formed inside the frame 110 and the cover portion 120
covers
the inner space, a shade tarp may be formed while reducing a volume of the
frame 110.
In this case, as the cover portion 120 is formed of a light material, the
frame 110 and the
cover portion 120 may be lifted into the air even through gas injected into
the frame 110.
.. Also, as a volume of the frame 110 is reduced and the cover portion 120 is
formed of a
light material, the amount of used gas such as helium may be reduced.
The cover portion 120 may cover the inner space of the frame 110, and may be
installed to be movable with respect to the frame 110. In detail, the cover
portion 120 may
be upward-movably installed on the frame 110. When wind blows, the cover
portion 120
may move upward from the frame 110 due to the wind.
As the cover portion 120 moves upward from the frame 110, a space may be
formed between the cover portion 120 and the frame 110 and air moves through
the
space, thereby leading to ventilation.
As described above, when a passage through which air passes is not formed in
an advertising balloon, a rope for fixing the advertising balloon may break or
the
advertising balloon may be damaged due to the pressure of the air applied to
the
advertising balloon.
If a passage through which air passes is not formed when the cover portion 120
covers the inner space of the frame 110, the frame 110 or the cover portion
120 may be
damaged by the pressure of the air, and the rope 170 for fixing the frame 110
may break.
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However, because the cover portion 120 according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure is upward-movably installed on the frame 110, air may move
between
the cover portion 120 and the frame 110. Accordingly, the pressure of the air
applied to
the cover portion 120 and the frame 110 may be reduced.
The connector 130 for connecting the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 may
connect the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 so that the cover portion 120
is movable
with respect to the frame 110.
Referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 1C, the connector 130 may be formed of a
string,
and an end of the connector 130 may be connected to the cover portion 120 and
the other
end of the connector 130 may be connected to the frame 110.
A fabric portion 131 for connecting the other end of the connector 130 may be
provided on the frame 110. The fabric portion 131 that is attached to the
frame 110
through an adhesive may connect the other end of the connector 130 formed of a
string
to the fabric portion 131.
Assuming that the connector 130 is formed of a string, when wind blows to the
cover portion 120, the cover portion 120 may move upward with respect to the
frame 110,
but the cover portion 120 may not be separated from the frame 110 due to the
connector
130.
In detail, the cover portion 120 functions as a shade tarp by covering the
inner
space of the frame 110, and when wind blows upward, the cover portion 120 may
be
opened by a length of the connector 130 to allow air to pass and achieve
ventilation.
However, the connector 130 is not limited to a string, and any of various
devices
may be used as long as the device may connect the cover portion 120 so that
the cover
portion 120 is movable with respect to the frame 110 and may prevent
separation of the
cover portion 120.
Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the cover portion 120 may include an edge
portion
121 to which the connector 130 is combined, and a sun-shielding portion 122
provided
inside the edge portion 121.
The edge portion 121 is a portion for connecting the connector 130, and the
sun-
shielding portion 122 is a portion for forming a shade tarp. The edge portion
121 may be
formed of a material having higher rigidity than that of a film to fix the
connector 130. The
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sun-shielding portion 122 may be formed of an ultraviolet, infrared, or
visible ray-blocking
film, and gas may be injected into the sun-shielding portion 122.
The sun-shielding portion 122 may inflate when gas is injected into the sun-
shielding portion 122, and gas such as helium or hydrogen may be injected into
the sun-
.. shielding portion 122. When gas is injected into the sun-shielding portion
122, the cover
portion 122 may be easily moved even with a small pressure of air.
When the cover portion 120 is formed of a film, the cover portion 120 may be
easily torn by the pressure of air or vertical movement of the cover portion
120. However,
when the cover portion 120 includes the edge portion 121 formed of a material
having
higher rigidity than that of the film, the film may be prevented from being
torn due to the
edge portion 121.
Referring to FIGS. 1B, 1C, 3A, and 3B, in an inner space formed inside the
frame
110, a base support 115 having an end and the other end combined to the frame
110
may be provided.
The base support 115 that is provided in the inner space of the frame 110 may
be
provided in a space formed by the outer frame 111 and the inner frame 112 or a
space
formed between the inner frames 112.
The base support 115 may support the cover portion 120 while preventing the
cover portion 120 from sagging into the inner space of the frame 110 due to
gravity. The
base support 115 may extend so that the end and the other end are combined to
the
frame 110. The base support 115 may be combined to the frame 110 through an
adhesive
or may be integrally formed with the frame 110.
It is preferable that in order to support the cover portion 120 while
preventing the
cover portion 120 from sagging, the end and the other end of the base support
115 are
.. combined to an upper portion of the frame 110.
However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the end and the
other
end of the base support 115 may be combined to any one point of an upper
portion, a
middle portion, and a lower portion of the frame 110. The upper portion, the
middle portion,
and the lower portion of the frame 110 are points distinguished according to a
height
.. direction of the frame 110.
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In detail, referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, a plurality of base supports 115 may
be
combined in an inner space formed inside the frame 110. In this case, an end
and the
other end of each of the plurality of base supports 115 may be combined to any
one point
of the upper portion, the middle portion, and the lower portion of the frame
110.
When the plurality of base supports 115 are installed in the inner space of
the
frame 110, the inner space of the frame 110 should not be blocked by the
plurality of base
supports 115.
Accordingly, it is preferable that when the plurality of base supports 115 are
installed in the inner space of the frame 110, the ends and the other ends of
the plurality
of base supports 115 are alternately installed at the upper portion, the
middle portion, and
the lower portion of the frame 110 to form a space between the base supports
115.
Also, a shade tarp may be formed through the plurality of base supports 115.
The
base supports 115 may be combined to the frame 110 to cover the inner space of
the
frame 110, and the base supports 115 adjacent to both sides of one base
support 115
may be combined to the frame 110 at a height different from that the one base
support
115.
That is, when one base support 115 is combined to the upper portion of the
frame
110, base supports adjacent to both sides of the one base support 115 may be
combined
to either the lower portion or the middle portion, not the upper portion of
the frame 110.
When the plurality of base supports 115 are combined to the frame 110 in this
way, shade
may be provided through the plurality of base supports 115 and air may pass
through
between the plurality of base supports 115.
The base support 115 may have a bar shape while gas is injected into the base
support 115, or may be integrally formed with the frame 110. Also, an edge
injection hole
through which gas is injected may be formed in a side surface of the base
support 115.
Although the base support 115 may have a bar shape having one end and the
other end combined to the frame 110, the present disclosure is not limited
thereto. The
base support 115 may be formed of a safety net for supporting the cover
portion 120
inside the frame 110.
Referring to FIG. 2C, the frame 110 may be formed to have a wide upper portion
and a narrow lower portion. In detail, a cross-sectional shape of the frame
110 may be a
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trapezoidal shape with a wide upper portion. Assuming that the frame 110 has a
wide
upper portion and a narrow lower portion, when the frame 120 is lifted by air
and then is
lowered, the cover portion 120 may be easily seated at an initial position on
the frame
110.
Referring to FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C, the connector 130 according to another
embodiment of the present disclosure may include a movable portion 132 having
a bar
shape combined to protrude toward an upper portion of the frame 110 and a lid
portion
133 provided on an end of the movable portion 132.
The connector 130 may have a base support shape, instead of a string. A
plurality
of connectors 130 may be provided, and a plurality of connection holes 123
into which
the movable portions 132 of the connectors 130 may be inserted may be formed
in the
cover portion 120.
When the movable portions 132 are inserted into the connection holes 132 of
the
cover portion 120 and then the lid portions 133 are combined to the movable
portions 132,
separation of the cover portion 120 may be prevented. The lid portion 133 may
have a
width and a diameter greater than those of the connection hole 123, and may be
formed
of rubber, a plastic lid or a fixing pin.
Although the movable portion 132 may be combined to a top surface of the frame
110 or an inner surface of the frame 110, it is preferable that the movable
portion 132 is
combined to the inner surface of the frame 110.
In detail, the movable portion 132 may be combined to the inner surface of the
frame 110 through a movable portion housing 132a having a rectangular cube
shape,
and the movable portion 132 may be inserted into the movable portion housing
132 to
vertically slide.
When wind blows to the cover portion 120, the movable portion 132 may
vertically
slide and the cover portion 120 may vertically move, and thus air may move
through a
space between the cover portion 120 and the frame 110. The cover portion 120
may be
fixedly fitted to an upper portion of the movable portion 132.
Also, the movable portion 132 may be combined to protrude toward the frame 110
but may not be slidable, and the cover portion 120 fitted to the movable
portion 132 may
vertically move while sliding inside the movable portion 132.
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The movable portion 132 may be combined to protrude toward the frame 110 and
may not be slidable, and the cover portion 120 may be fixedly combined to the
upper
portion of the movable portion 132 so that a space between the cover portion
120 and
the frame 110 is always open.
Referring to FIGS. 5A and 5B, the connector 130 may include a first connector
140 that connects a side of the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 so that the
side of the
cover portion 120 is movable upward with respect to the frame 110, and a
second
connector 150 that connects the other side of the cover portion 120 to the
frame 110 so
that the other side of the cover portion 120 is fixedly combined to the frame
110 so as not
to be movable upward.
As the other side of the cover portion 120 is hinged to the frame 110, the
side of
the cover portion 120 may rotate about the other side of the cover portion 120
to open
the cover portion 120.
The first connector 140 may connect the cover portion 120 to a side of the
frame
110, and may include a first movable portion 141 having a bar shape combined
to
protrude toward an upper portion of the frame 110 and a first lid portion 142
provided on
an end of the first movable portion 141. The first movable portion 141 and the
first lid
portion 142 may correspond to the movable portion 132 and the lid portion 133,
and thus
a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The first movable portion 141 may extend in an upward oblique direction with
respect to the frame 110. Because the other side of the cover portion 120
connected by
the second connector 150 is fixed to the frame 110 and the side of the cover
portion 120
connected by the first connector 140 rotates to open the cover portion 120 as
described
above, the cover portion 120 is opened obliquely, instead of linearly.
The cover portion 120 may be opened along the first movable portion 141. As
the
first movable portion 141 extends in an upward oblique direction parallel to a
direction in
which the cover portion 120 is opened, the cover portion 120 may easily move.
Although the first connector 140 includes the first movable portion 141 and
the
first lid portion 142, the first connector 140 is not limited thereto. As
shown in FIG. 5B, the
first connector 140 may be formed of a string or a rubber band.
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Referring to FIG. 5C, the second connector 150 connects the cover portion 120
to the frame 110 so that the other side of the cover portion 120 is not moved.
The second
connector 150 fixedly combines the other side of the cover portion 120 to the
frame 110
so that the other side of the cover portion 120 is not opened, and the cover
portion 120
may rotate about the second connector 150.
Also, a spring 151 may be provided in the second connector 150. Assuming that
the spring 151 is provided in the second connector 150, after wind blows and
the cover
portion 120 is lifted, the cover portion 120 may easily return to its initial
position due to
the force of the spring 151. The spring 151 may be formed of a frame into
which gas is
injected, or may be formed as a spring into which gas is not injected.
Referring to FIG. 6, the connector 130 according to another embodiment of the
present disclosure may include the first connector 140 that connects a side of
the cover
portion 120 to the frame 110 so that the side of the cover portion 120 is
movable upward
with respect to the frame 110, the second connector 120 that connects a middle
portion
of the cover portion 120 to the frame 110, while the middle portion of the
cover portion
120 is fixedly combined to the frame 110 so that the middle portion of the
cover portion
120 is not movable upward with respect to the frame 110, and a third connector
160 that
connects the other side of the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 so that the
other side
of the cover portion 120 is movable upward with respect to the frame 110.
According to an embodiment of FIG. 6, the middle portion of the cover portion
120
may be fixed, and both sides of the cover portion 120 may rotate about the
middle portion
of the cover portion 120 to be opened.
The first connector 140 may connect the cover portion 120 to a side of the
frame
110, and may include the first movable portion 141 that has a bar shape
combined to
protrude toward an upper portion of the frame 110 and the first lid portion
142 that is
provided on an end of the first movable portion 141. The first movable portion
141 and
the first lid portion 142 may correspond to the movable portion 132 and the
lid portion 133,
and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The first movable portion 141 may extend in an upward oblique direction with
respect to the frame 110. Because the middle portion of the cover portion 120
connected
by the second connector 150 is fixed and the side of the cover portion 120
connected by
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the first connector 140 rotates to open the cover portion 120 as described
above, the
cover portion 120 is opened obliquely, instead of linearly.
The cover portion 120 may be opened along the first movable portion 141. As
the
first movable portion 141 extends in an upward oblique direction parallel to a
direction in
which the cover portion 120 is opened, the cover portion 120 may easily move.
Although the first connector 140 includes the first movable portion 141 and
the
first lid portion 142, the first connector 140 is not limited thereto. The
first connector 140
may be formed of a string or a rubber band.
The third connector 160 may connect the cover portion 120 to the other side of
the frame 110, and may include a third movable portion having a bar shape
combined to
protrude toward the upper portion of the frame 110 and a third lid portion
provided on an
end of the third movable portion. The third movable portion and the third lid
portion
correspond to the movable portion 132 and the lid portion 133, and thus a
detailed
description thereof will be omitted.
The third movable portion may extend in an upward oblique direction with
respect
to the frame 110. Because the middle portion of the cover portion 120
connected by the
second connector 150 is fixed and the side of the cover portion 120 connected
by the
third connector 160 rotates to open the cover portion 120 as described above,
the cover
portion 120 is opened obliquely, instead of linearly.
The cover portion 120 may be opened along the third movable portion. As the
third movable portion extends in an upward oblique direction parallel to a
direction in
which the cover portion 120 is opened, the cover portion 120 may easily move.
Although the third connector 160 includes the third movable portion and the
third
lid portion, the third connector 160 is not limited thereto. The third
connector 160 may be
formed of a string or a rubber band.
The second connector 150 connects the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 so
that the middle portion of the cover portion 120 does not move. The second
connector
150 fixedly combines the middle portion of the cover portion 120 to the frame
110 so that
the middle portion of the cover portion 120 does not move, and the cover
portion 120 may
rotate about the second connector 150 to open the side and the other side of
the cover
portion 120.
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Also, the spring 151 may be provided in the second connector 150. Assuming
that
the spring 151 is provided in the second connector 150, after wind blows and
the cover
portion 120 is lifted, the cover portion 120 may easily return to its initial
position due to
the force of the spring 151.
Referring to FIGS. 7A through 7C, the frame 110 may have a cylindrical shape,
and includes a twisted portion 116 in which the frame 110 having the
cylindrical shape is
twisted. Any of various shapes may be implemented through the frame 110, and
to this
end, various points of the frame 110 should be bent.
In the case of an advertising balloon in the related art, when the advertising
balloon is manufactured in a desired shape by using an adhesive, gas may leak
from an
adhered portion and thus gas should be periodically replenished However, in
the case of
the frame 110 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the frame
110 may
be manufactured in a desired shape by twisting the frame 110 having a
cylindrical shape.
In detail, as shown in FIG. 7B, the twisted portion 116 may be formed at a
portion
where the frame 110 is bent, and as the twisted portion 116 is formed, the
frame 110 may
be manufactured in any of various shapes.
It is preferable that the twisted portion 116 is twisted two to three times.
When the
twisted portion 116 is twisted less than twice, the frame 110 is not easily
bent due to gas
pressure inside the frame 110.
Also, when the twisted portion 116 is twisted more than three times, gas does
not
move through the twisted portion 116. In order to float the frame 110 in the
air, when gas
is injected into the frame 110 through the gas injection hole 113, the gas
should be
supplied to all points of the frame 110.
In this case, gas may move to all points of the frame 110 only when the gas
finely
moves even through the twisted portion 116. When the twisted portion 116 is
twisted more
than three times, gas may not move through the twisted portion 116, thereby
failing to
supply the gas to all points of the frame 110. Accordingly, it is preferable
that the twisted
portion 116 is twisted only two to three times.
Referring to FIGS. 7B and 7C, a fixing cover 117 may be combined to the
twisted
portion 116, and the fixing cover 117 may have any one of an L-shape 117a, a T-
shape
117b, and a cross shape 117c. When the frame 110 is bent through the twisted
portion
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116, a shape of the frame 110 may be maintained only when the twisted portion
116 is
prevented from being untwisted.
The fixing cover 117 may be combined to the twisted portion 116 to prevent the
twisted portion 116 from being untwisted. The fixing cover 117 may have any of
various
shapes according to a shape of the frame 110, and may have any one of the L-
shape
117a, the T-shape 117b, and the cross shape 117c. (In this case, the fixing
covers 170
having the L-shape 117a, the T-shape 117b, and the cross shape 117c are bent
at
unequal angels inside the fixing covers 170.) Also, a thin string or rope may
be combined
to the twisted portion 116, and thus the twisted portion 160 may be prevented
from being
untwisted.
Also, referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, a plurality of frames 110 each having a
short
cylindrical shape may be provided, and a shape of the frames 110 may be
implemented
by combining the plurality of frames 110 to the fixing cover having the L-
shape 117a, the
T-shape 117b, or the cross shape 117c.
The rope fixing member 114 may be provided in the frame 110 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure, and the rope 170 may be inserted into
the rope
fixing member 114. The rope 170 may be connected to four corners of the frame
110 to
fix the frame 110.
Referring to FIG. 9A, the frame 110 may include a plurality of rope fixing
members
114, and the rope 170 may be inserted into the plurality of rope fixing
members 114 along
a side surface of the frame 110. The rope 170 may be of a steel wire, and may
extend
along both sides of the frame 110 to fix the frame 110.
A moving fixing portion 171 that does not pass through the rope fixing member
114 may be provided on the rope 170. The moving fixing portion 171 may be a
stopper
knot of the rope 170, and a fixing pin or a thin string may be combined to the
stopper knot.
As the moving fixing portion 171 that does not pass through the rope fixing
member 114 is installed on the rope 170, the frame 110 may be prevented from
moving
along the rope 170 or may cause the frame 110 to move only in a limited space.
Although the moving fixing portion 171 is a stopper knot, the present
disclosure is
not limited thereto. The moving fixing portion 171 may have any of various
configurations
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as long as the moving fixing portion 171 may not pass through the rope fixing
member
114 and thus may prevent movement of the frame 110.
Also, the frame 110 may be connected to the rope 170 through a thin string,
and
thus the frame 110 may be combined to the rope 170 in a state where the frame
110 is
separated from the rope 170 and floats in the air.
Referring to FIG. 9B, the rope 170 may extend below the frame 110, and the
connector 130 may connect the cover portion 120 to the rope 170 so that the
cover portion
120 is movable with respect to the frame 110.
The connector 130 may connect the cover portion 120 to the frame 110 so that
the cover portion 120 is movable with respect to the frame 110 through the
rope 170.
Referring to FIG. 9B, the cover portion 120 may move above the frame 110 due
to wind, and because the cover portion 120 is connected to the rope 170
through the
connector 130, separation of the cover portion 120 may be prevented.
The moving fixing portion 171 such as a stopper knot for limiting movement of
the
.. connector 130 may be provided on the rope 170, and movement of the
connector 130
may be limited by the moving fixing portion 171. As movement of the connector
130 is
limited, a distance by which the cover portion 120 moves with respect to the
frame 110
due to wind may be limited.
Referring to FIGS. 10A and 10B, the cover portion 120 according to an
embodiment of the present disclosure may include a plurality of layers. In
detail, the cover
portion 120 may include a second cover portion 120a formed over one layer. The
second
cover portion 120a may be connected to the cover portion 120, which is located
below
the second cover portion 120a, through a layer connector 130a.
In detail, an empty space may be formed on a lower layer of the cover portion
120,
and the second cover portion 120a may cover the empty space. The second cover
portion
120a is movable with respect to the lower layer of the cover portion 120, and
the lower
layer of the cover portion 120 and the second cover portion 120a may be
connected to
each other through the layer connector 130a.
The layer connector 130a may correspond to the connector 130, and thus
configurations and characteristics used for the connector 130 may be applied
to the layer
connector 130. The layer connector 130a may be the same as the connector 130
except
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that the layer connector 130a connects the lower layer of the cover portion
120 to the
second cover portion 120a and the connector 130 connects the frame 110 to the
cover
portion 120.
For example, the layer connector 130a may be formed of a string like the
connector 130, and may include a movable portion having a bar shape and a lid
portion
as shown in FIG. 10B.
Although the cover portion 120 includes two layers in the above description,
the
present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the cover portion 120 may
include three or
more layers.
Referring to FIG. 11, the frame 110 according to an embodiment of the present
disclosure may have a double-layer structure including a first frame 118 into
which gas is
injected and a second frame 119 that surrounds the first frame 118 and into
which gas is
injected.
In detail, the first frame 118 is provided inside the second frame 119. The
frame
110 may have a double-layer structure in which the first frame 118 having a
cylindrical
vinyl shape is located inside the second frame 119. Accordingly, leakage of
gas may be
prevented.
The gas injection hole 113 through which gas may be injected may be provided
in the second frame 119, and a first gas injection hole 113a through which gas
may be
injected may also be provided in the first frame 118.
Although the frame 110 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
has a quadrangular shape, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. As
long as the
frame 110 has an inner space through which air may pass, the frame 110 may
have any
of various shapes as shown in FIGS. 12A through 12D.
Also, a shade tarp using an advertising balloon according to an embodiment of
the present disclosure may include a pouch 180 in which the shade tarp may be
received
when the shade tarp is not used, and an edge cover portion 181 that is formed
around
the inner space of the frame 110.
Referring to FIG. 13, the pouch 180 may contain a shade tarp therein and may
prevent the shade tarp from being damaged when wind suddenly blows. The pouch
180
may be a net pouch or a vinyl pouch.
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The edge cover portion 181 provided in the frame 110 is formed around an inner
space formed inside the frame 110. When the cover portion 120 is lifted by
wind, there is
a risk that sunlight is introduced into a space formed between the cover
portion 120 and
the frame 110. The edge cover portion 181 may prevent sunlight from being
introduced
into the space formed between the cover portion 120 and the frame 110.
The edge cover portion 181 into which gas may be injected may protrude above
the frame 110 to prevent sunlight from being introduced into the space formed
between
the cover portion 120 and the frame 110. The edge cover portion 181 may be
integrally
formed with the frame 110.
Referring to FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C, a shade tarp using an advertising
balloon
according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may further include a
safety net
190 configured to cover the frame 110, an auxiliary cover portion 191 combined
to the
safety net 190 or the frame 110 and configured to cover an inner space formed
inside the
frame 110, and an auxiliary connector 192 configured to connect the safety net
190 or the
frame 110 to the auxiliary cover portion 191.
The safety net 190 may cover the frame 110, and the frame 110 and the safety
net 190 may be combined to each other and the frame 110 may float in the air.
The safety
net 190 may be fixed at a designated point, and the frame 110 may safely float
through
the safety net 190.
The auxiliary cover portion 191 that may cover the inner space formed inside
the
frame 110 may be combined to the safety net 190. The auxiliary cover portion
191 may
assist the cover portion 120 to form a shade tarp, and may be combined to a
lower portion
of the safety net 190.
The auxiliary cover portion 191 may be combined through the auxiliary
connector
192, and the auxiliary connector 192 may be formed of a string. When the
auxiliary cover
portion 191 is combined to the safety net 190 through the auxiliary connector
192 formed
of a string, the inner space of the frame 110 may be covered by the auxiliary
cover portion
191 when the frame 110 is covered by the safety net 190.
Referring to FIG. 14C, the auxiliary cover portion 191 may have any of various
shapes according to a shape of the inner space formed inside the frame 110.
Although
the auxiliary cover portion 191 is combined to the safety net 190, the present
disclosure
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is not limited thereto, and the auxiliary cover portion 191 may be combined to
the frame
110. The auxiliary cover portion 191 may cover the inner space of the frame
110 while
being combined to the frame 110 through the auxiliary connector 192.
Also, referring to FIG. 15, a protrusion 185 protruding upward from the frame
110
may be provided on the frame 110.
When the safety net 190 covers the frame 110, the protrusion 182 may increase
a distance between the safety net 190 and the inner space of the frame 110. As
a distance
between the safety net 192 and the inner space of the frame 110 increases
through the
protrusion 182, a space where the auxiliary cover portion 191 is located may
be secured.
The protrusion 182 may be integrally formed with the frame 110, and gas may be
injected into the protrusion 182. It is preferable that the protrusion 182 is
provided on the
frame 110 at a point where the protrusion 182 is not caught by the cover
portion 120.
Referring to FIG. 16, a shade tarp using an advertising balloon according to
an
embodiment of the present disclosure may be installed and used on a support
structure
210 installed on the ground. The support structure 210 may be any of various
structures
installed on the ground, and may be a structure having a lattice shape and
having an
empty space.
In detail, the support structure 210 may include a post 211 and a support 212.
The
post 211 may be a structure installed on the ground, and the support 212 may
be a
structure installed on the post 211 and having a lattice structure and an
empty space.
The frame 110 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be
installed on the support structure 210, and the empty space of the support
structure 210
may be covered by the cover portion 120 provided on the frame 110. The cover
portion
120 may allow ventilation between the support structure 210 and the cover
portion 120 to
form a shade tarp.
The support structure 210 may further include a shade tarp box 213. The shade
tarp box 213 is a box in which a shade tarp may be quickly folded and put for
the safety
of the shade tarp when strong wind suddenly blows. The shade tarp box 213 may
be
installed on a side of the support structure 210.
A shade tarp using an advertising balloon according to another embodiment of
the present disclosure may be modified and used as follows.
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Referring to FIG. 17A, the frame 110 may be combined to a net structure 220
formed of a string or a cord in a lattice shape. The net structure 220 may
have a lattice
structure through a string such as a fishing line, and the frame 110 may be
combined to
the string of the net structure 220.
Referring to FIG. 17B, the frame 110 may be combined to the net structure 220
by using a combining string 221, and the cover portion 120 may be provided on
the frame
110 to cover an empty space of the frame 110.
Referring to FIG. 18, gas may be injected into the outer frame 111 according
to
another embodiment of the present disclosure, and the inner frame 112 may be
formed
of a string or a cord. The inner frame 112 may be a circular net type-frame
with an empty
space. The cover portion 120 may cover a space formed by the inner frame 112
or a
space formed by the inner frame 112 and the outer frame 111.
An outer cord 111a for fixing the outer frame 111 may be provided on the outer
frame 111, and an inner cord 112a for fixing the inner frame 112 may be
provided on the
inner frame 112.
A shade tarp using an advertising balloon according to the one or more
embodiments of the present disclosure has the following effects.
A shade tarp using an advertising balloon according to an embodiment of the
present disclosure has advantages in that as a cover portion is upward-movably
installed
on a frame that is lifted into the air by injecting gas into the frame,
ventilation is possible
between the frame and the cover portion and shade is provided under the frame
through
the cover portion that floats high in the air.
Also, the shade tarp using the advertising balloon according to an embodiment
of
the present disclosure has advantages in that as the cover portion is provided
on the
frame that is lifted into the air to provide shade, a space under the frame
may be secured,
and as the flow of air under the frame becomes smooth, cool shade may be
provided.
Also, the shade tarp using the advertising balloon according to an embodiment
of
the present disclosure has advantages in that as the frame has a double
structure,
leakage of gas may be prevented, and as the cover portion is provided on the
frame that
is lifted into the air to provide shade, installation cost may be low.
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While the present disclosure has been particularly shown and described with
reference to embodiments thereof, they are provided for the purposes of
illustration and
it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that various
modifications and
equivalent other embodiments made be made from the present disclosure.
Accordingly,
the true technical scope of the present disclosure is defined by the technical
spirit of the
appended claims.
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